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Now-former Ravens defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano accepted an offer Wednesday to become the next coach of the Indianapolis Colts. He replaced Jim Caldwell, who was fired after the Colts went 2-14 this past season. Pagano, who was the defensive coordinator for one season, is tasked with getting the Colts, who have the No. 1 pick in April's draft and Pro Bowl quarterback Peyton Manning (in limbo), back to the playoffs. Pagano is the fourth former defensive coordinator in the 16-year history of the Ravens to become a head coach elsewhere.

In a frenetic era of football where the hurry-up offense tends to be all the rage, the Ravens have adopted more of an old-school approach. The Ravens haven't entirely scrapped the no-huddle offense under new offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak, but it's definitely been reduced to something they do more out of necessity -- it's not a heavy chunk of their base offense. That's in stark contrast to a year ago when former offensive coordinator Jim Caldwell devoted many of his game plans to the no-huddle in an effort to spark a stagnant offense that finished 29th in the NFL last season.

Margaret Beauchamp Van Hollen "Mickey" Lee, a retired fashion coordinator, died of congestive heart failure March 20 at Roland Park Place. She was 88 and had lived in Roland Park for many years. Born Margaret Van Hollen in Baltimore, she was the granddaughter of George Henry Van Hollen, who owned the Atlantic Packing Co., a seafood wholesale firm. His name is on Hollen Road in the Cedarcroft neighborhood that he developed. Her father, Donald Van Hollen, was a Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. employee and her mother, Cecilia Harvey Coale, was a League of Women Voters secretary.

A week after he was critical of the Ravens' coverage breakdowns, defensive coordinator Dean Pees defended the play of starting safeties Matt Elam and Darian Stewart, saying he thought the team's secondary played well in the victory over the Carolina Panthers. “I think they're doing real well,” said Pees when asked specifically about the two safeties. “I'll admit that I don't think we played very well on the back end in the Cleveland game, and that was a lot of guys. It's never one guy. There are a lot of things that happen there and it wasn't just Matt and it wasn't just Stew.

Maryland has completed a negotiated buyout of defensive coordinator Todd Bradford's contract -- clearing the way for the school to hire a replacement. The Sun reported Dec. 22 that Bradford -- whose defense ranked last in the Atlantic Coast Conference, surrendering an average of 34.2 points and 457.2 yards per game -- was likely out. The school has now reached a buyout agreement with Bradford. The terms are not yet public. "We appreciate Todd's efforts this past season and wish him well in his future endeavors," Maryland coach Randy Edsall said in a news release.

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COLLEGE PARK -- Brian Stewart, a former assistant with four NFL teams who oversaw the Dallas Cowboys' defense under Wade Phillips, has been named Maryland's new defensive coordinator. Stewart, who spent the past two seasons as the University of Houston's defensive coordinator, will be introduced to the media during a teleconference Tuesday morning. “I'm excited to join [Maryland coach] Randy [Edsall]'s staff,” Stewart said in a news release. “I admired what he did at UConn and saw the beginning of that transformation while I was at Syracuse.

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has selected a coordinator to oversee plans for development and revitalization of the city's west side. The Board of Estimates is scheduled Wednesday to consider a request to hire Brian Greenan, an expert in transit-oriented development and neighborhood planning, to serve as "westside coordinator" and staffer for the mayor's Westside Advisory Committee, a group established to guide revitalization efforts....

Chris Haines, R.N., B.S.N., has been appointed to the position of clinical care coordinator at the Meridian Nursing Center in Severna Park.A graduate of St. Joseph's College in Emmitsburg, Haines servedas a Navy nurse for three years, lived in Spain and Germany, and hastraveled extensively.Before coming to Meridian three years ago, Haines worked for a pediatrician.Since then, she has worked for Meridian as a weekend and evening supervisor, and care plan nurse coordinator.

SANTA CLARA - Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio credited "great quarterbacks, great receivers" for opponents' ability to rack up yards against the 49ers in the playoffs. If Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens' receivers can do the same against the 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII, they'll surely be considered great, too. Fangio has been a fan of Flacco since serving as a Ravens assistant during Flacco's first two seasons. "I remember his first (offseason training) sessions as a rookie, I said to (coach)

Holly W. Bennett Jr., a retired Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. construction coordinator who had a second career playing Santa Claus, died Monday at his grandson's Halethorpe home of complications from dementia. He was 84. The son of Holly W. Bennett Sr., a steamship and fire boat captain, and Edith C. Bennett, a homemaker, Holly Wells Bennett Jr. was born in Baltimore and raised in Catonsville. A 1949 graduate of Catonsville High School, he was a member of the Marine Corps Reserve and was called to active duty in 1950.

The Baltimore Sun has an opening on its audience engagement team for a community coordinator. This individual will help guide The Sun's social media, live coverage, breaking news and community engagement strategies. She/he will be part of a group of five in the newsroom focused on digital content creation and distribution, and cultivating meaningful connections with users. We're looking for a talented multimedia journalist who will work closely with our mobile, breaking news, design/development and coverage teams on daily stories and big-idea projects.

When Morgan State tangles with Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference foe Norfolk State on Saturday, the Bears will see a familiar face - on the opponent's sideline. Donald Hill-Eley was Morgan State's head coach for 12 years, compiling a 59-76 record. His contract was not renewed at the end of the 2013 season, and Hill-Eley was replaced by Lee Hull, the former wide receivers coach at Maryland. Hill-Eley did not have to wait long for employment as Spartans head coach Pete Adrian hired Hill-Eley in March as the team's offensive coordinator.

Alaric I. "Al" Phillips, a counselor who was an outreach and volunteer coordinator for a Baltimore men's shelter, died of a heart attack Sept. 2 at his West Ostend Street home. He was 52. The son of Jesse James Phillips, a Secret Service agent and private investigator, and Geraldine Phillips, a Howard County public school educator, Alaric Ivan Phillips was born in Columbia, S.C. He was raised in Germany, where his father was serving as an Army staff sergeant, and later moved with his family to Washington and Columbia.

When it comes to policing, in some places less is better than more. Fewer police departments can result in better protection and better service. In places like Ferguson, Mo., hostility toward the police would be far less likely if the parent St. Louis County had fewer police departments - or even better, only one. County governments have evolved over time by a variety of ways, with a tendency toward more centralization. The particular form local government takes matters a great deal.

Republican Larry Hogan filed a formal elections complaint against Anthony G. Brown last week, accusing his Democratic opponent of illegally coordinating with a political action committee in the race for governor. Hogan alleges that Brown's campaign broke state election laws by sharing fundraising consultants with a super PAC Hogan said was created to aid Brown's bid. In the Hogan's complaint, his campaign alleged said that sharing fundraising - and just political - consultants constitutes coordination between the two operations.

Greg LeGrand, who had been coordinator of athletics for Anne Arundel County Public Schools, has been reassigned, a schools spokesman said on Friday. LeGrand was assigned to a different administrative position elsewhere in the system on May 21, Bob Mosier said. Mosier declined to go into greater detail. LeGrand was placed on administrative leave April 30. Attempts to reach him Friday were not successful. LeGrand was hired as coordinator of athletics in August 2006, and was previously the assistant director of the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association.

Maryland offensive coordinator Gary Crowton has the highest salary of the nine Randy Edsall assistants -- $500,000 guaranteed plus various incentives. A copy of his contract was released by the school today as part of Maryland Public Information Act requests by The Sun and other media. Crowton's three-year deal (ends Dec. 31, 2013) calls for $375,500 in base salary and four annual installments of $31,250 -- one each for radio and TV appearances, personal appearances, fund-raising and endorsements.

COLLEGE PARK - Shortly after Maryland's 52-7 win over James Madison, Terps senior quarterback C.J. Brown sat in front of a group of media and called his performance against the Dukes "unacceptable. " Brown ran for 61 yards and three touchdowns, but he finished just 11 of 24 as a passer for just 111 yards. Unacceptable, according to Brown. But to Maryland offensive coordinator Mike Locksley, Brown “did a really good of managing the offense” while making some savvy plays that don't show up on the stat sheet.

Fifty years ago this week, the Food Stamp Act of 1964 was signed into law. The goal was to ensure that those of us with the least would not be without food. In the ensuing decades, the program adapted to cultural, economic and technological changes and has provided millions of people with better nutrition. Today, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, the modern incarnation of food stamps) remains our nation's most effective tool in the fight against hunger. The Food Supplement Program (FSP, Maryland's name for SNAP)